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a u.s. official says petraeus was never the target of the investigation and his communications were never compromised. now as you said, soledad, petraeus was supposed to testify on capitol hill this week about those attacks against the u.s. consulate in benghazi. very controversial, what did he know and when did he know it about those attacks? now it will be his deputy, and there are some questions still, will congress issue a subpoena that would compel him to appear. >> that's very interesting. barbara starr, thank you. >>> ahead this morning we're going to talk to retired general james "spider" marks. he knows both general petraeus and also paula broadwell. we'll ask him some questions about that relationship. 50 days till the fiscal cliff. 50 days. new signs this morning that we could be seeing a deal possibly soon. president obama wants to let the bush tax cuts expire for americans making more than $250,000. said he's not wedded to every debail of his plan. house speaker, john boehner, w
a u.s. official says petraeus was never the target of the investigation and his communications were never compromised. now as you said, soledad, petraeus was supposed to testify on capitol hill this week about those attacks against the u.s. consulate in benghazi. very controversial, what did he know and when did he know it about those attacks? now it will be his deputy, and there are some questions still, will congress issue a subpoena that would compel him to appear. >> that's very...
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so the head of u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan, and reiterates his belief that the senate should act swiftly to confirm general dunford. now, general allen, soledad, i'll tell you, is in washington, because he was supposed to be going through this confirmation hearing process on the hill on thursday. that is what has been put on hold here. general joseph dunford had already been lined up to replace him in afghanistan, and this is president obama, basically saying, please move forward with that, and his confirmation hearing on thursday is expected to move forward as planned. a critical time as president obama tries to figure out how to bring home those 68,000 remaining troops in afghanistan by the end of 2014 as scheduled. soledad? >> brianna keilar for us. thank you. so "the washington post" reporter who co-wrote paula broadwell's book about general petraeus says he was absolutely dumbfounded by the affair. he wrote an op-ed that was posted last night and he says this in part, on rare occasions, her
so the head of u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan, and reiterates his belief that the senate should act swiftly to confirm general dunford. now, general allen, soledad, i'll tell you, is in washington, because he was supposed to be going through this confirmation hearing process on the hill on thursday. that is what has been put on hold here. general joseph dunford had already been lined up to replace him in afghanistan, and this is president obama, basically saying, please move forward with...
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the u.s. is just 53 days to falling off that fiscal cliff. today, president obama is going to deliver a big speech about the economy. one of the main components of the president's spending plan is higher tax rates for the wealthy. that's something that house speaker john boehner doesn't seem to be buying. listen. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. and, frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it could pass the senate. >> without a budget compromise, drastic cuts amendmently kick in. that, of course, could send the economy spiraling back into a recession. white house correspondent brianna keilar is live for us this morning from washington. john boehner was the guy who said he didn't think a lame duck congress could do big things. what can be done in the next, what did i say, 53 days? >> well, maybe finding some sort of stopgap measure. some sort of framework on tax reform, soledad. i think that's the goal here. the fact is, house republicans and president obama and senate democ
the u.s. is just 53 days to falling off that fiscal cliff. today, president obama is going to deliver a big speech about the economy. one of the main components of the president's spending plan is higher tax rates for the wealthy. that's something that house speaker john boehner doesn't seem to be buying. listen. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable. and, frankly, it couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it could pass the senate. >> without a budget compromise, drastic cuts...
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the u.s. is with you. president obama promising american support for myanmar as the once repressive regime travels the road to democracy. he is the first sitting u.s. president to travel there. he's also the first to go to cambodia, arriving there just this morning. that is the last stop on his very quick tour of southeast asia. >> and 2016. i know i know. it might be a long way away. but a certain senator from florida sure looked like a presidential candidate during this visit to iowa. marco rubio appearing saturday night at a fund-raiser for iowa governor terry branstad. in his speech the florida senator discussed the future of the republican party and addressed a host of issues including tax reform, national debt, immigration and the energy policy. >> no coincidence he shows up in iowa. the proposed key stone xl pipeline drawing thousands of protesters to the white house. the pipeline would help deliver oil from canada's tar sands to the gulf of mexico. last year president obama delayed a decision on th
the u.s. is with you. president obama promising american support for myanmar as the once repressive regime travels the road to democracy. he is the first sitting u.s. president to travel there. he's also the first to go to cambodia, arriving there just this morning. that is the last stop on his very quick tour of southeast asia. >> and 2016. i know i know. it might be a long way away. but a certain senator from florida sure looked like a presidential candidate during this visit to iowa....
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i hope all members of congress and u.s. senate will base it on facts and data and not political agendas or political issues. we've had enough of that. we have to move forward. not only in this arena, but the fiscal issue we're going to be dealing with in the next days and weeks also. >> final "twilight" movie hits theaters today. elizabeth reaser joins us to give us all the secrets of the movie. not really all the secrets. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relati
i hope all members of congress and u.s. senate will base it on facts and data and not political agendas or political issues. we've had enough of that. we have to move forward. not only in this arena, but the fiscal issue we're going to be dealing with in the next days and weeks also. >> final "twilight" movie hits theaters today. elizabeth reaser joins us to give us all the secrets of the movie. not really all the secrets. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but...
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the u.s. seems to be broadening its role. the key role the u.s. is going to play here is with its sway over israel. obviously, israel and washington are best friends. washington has a lot of influence with israel. but the problem is, washington does not have a relationship with hamas. the u.s. sees hamas as a terrorist group, of course. i think that's where egypt could play a significant role here. look for secretary clinton to push egypt, its president, mohamed morsi, to get hamas to make some concessions to possibly hammer out a cease fire. yesterday egyptian officials were optimistic that a cease fire would come. today, it's not the case. all parties here seem to be continuing the push to hammer out some sort of truce while the violence seems to be escalating. >> reza sayah for us in cairo this morning. thank you. appreciate that. >>> couple of new things to tell you. the white house has a statement now on the bus explosion saying this. the united states condemns today's terrorist attack on a bus in tel aviv. our thoughts and prayers are with t
the u.s. seems to be broadening its role. the key role the u.s. is going to play here is with its sway over israel. obviously, israel and washington are best friends. washington has a lot of influence with israel. but the problem is, washington does not have a relationship with hamas. the u.s. sees hamas as a terrorist group, of course. i think that's where egypt could play a significant role here. look for secretary clinton to push egypt, its president, mohamed morsi, to get hamas to make some...